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Newcomen-Type Pumping Engines in Collieries and Ironworks on the North Side of the Don Valley in the Rotherham Area of South Yorkshire in the Eighteenth Century (2018)

International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology
Volume: 88
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-36

DOI: 10.1080/17581206.2018.1462624

URI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17581206.2018.1462624

Publication Date: 2018
Edition Details: Proceedings of the 1st International Early Engines Conference - Part 2
Language: English

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An unusual combination of geological and geographical features, coupled with the enterprise of some prominent local landed families, provided the impetus for introducing Newcomen-type steam engines in the Rotherham area of South Yorkshire during the second half of the eighteenth century. This paper describes the circumstances surrounding the use of the technology and identifies the locations of eleven such engines discovered to date. Nine of the engines were used for pumping at collieries, although two of these may have combined pumping with winding. One engine may have been constructed for colliery winding only and another was dedicated to air blowing for blast furnaces. The general shapes and dimensions of most of the engine houses have been determined but the technical details of the engines were rarely recorded and, at the present time, are mostly unknown.

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Article Steve Grudgings (2018) Old Sarah – A Late Survivor. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 124-134). unapi

Article Les Turnbull (2018) William Brown’s Giant Tyneside Engines. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 112-123). unapi

Article James Greener (2018) The First and Third Engines. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 80-111). unapi

Article David Kitching (2018) Hidden in Plain Sight—Nathaniel Wright’s Pirate Engine House. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 73-79). unapi

Article John Barnatt (2018) Investigating the 1794–95 Newcomen-Type Pumping Engine at Watergrove Mine, Derbyshire. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 57-72). unapi

Article David Perrett (2018) Henry Ford’s 1928 English Holiday Part 1 – In Search of Newcomen Engines. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 37-56). unapi

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Article Author missing; (2018) IEEC (International Early Engines Conference) Transactions Volume 3 – Editorial. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (pp. 165-165). unapi

Article Steve Grudgings; David Perrett (2017) Editorial: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Early Engines Conference - Part 1. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology (p. 153). unapi

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